run away / Ashton Irwin ( English )

9.

8 july, tuesday. Morning, 9:43.

I open my eyes and find myself in a dark place. There is maybe a little bit of light in between the crevices of the wall, or something. The floor is icecold. I sit straighter and look around. What I think is really scary is that I don't know where I am and espescially the chant I hear.

'And it's the road that leads to nowhere, but all I want to do is go there. She's got me...' I hear. The voice is slowly fading untill I see a face in front of me.

'Hey.' The person says. I scream as loud as possible, in hope I'll wake up and be relieved from this nightmare. The person claps a hand in front of my mouth. Please say that this is a nightmare.

'Shh.' The person disappears in the dark again and the hand slowly goes away from my mouth. My breathing is going wild, I can't breath on a normal pace.

'What's your name?' The voice asks, it's a manvoice. The voice is coming from somewhere close to me. I feel that he's sitting next to me. He comes closer and closer. His side is quickly against mine.

'What's your name?' He asks again. This isn't a nightmare.

'U-uh, Ellen.' I say with a shivering voice.

'Beautiful name.'

'Thanks. W-what's yours?'

'My name is Luke.' He says with a cheery voice.

'Hey Luke. Uhm, can you tell me where we are?' I ask with a child voice. My shivering voice is more under control.

'We are in the basement.' Luke says.

Rule number 2: Never run away from him.

I didn't run away from him! But I tried to escape. How does that jerk dare to kill an innocent woman in front of my eyes, regret it and lock me up in the basement!

'Oh. Excuse me for the questions, but how long are you in here?'

'I don't know. I can't count that well, because I never see the light.' I nod, but I remember that it's dark here and he can't see me.

'Sorry.' I shake my head.

'Why are you sorry?' He asks. He looks so innocent, so fragile.

'Nothing.' I pull my shoulders up and let them fall again.

'Can you tell me your story? How you look, how old you are. You don't have to say things that would hurt you.' I ask and turn my head to where I think he is. On my right side.

'Yeah. I'd like to say some small things about myself. So I have blonde hair and blue eyes. I'm born on 16 July 1996. I love music. I was also a very good friend from Ashton, Michael and Calum. They were my best friends, my band, but that changed now. I tell you this, because I know you'd ask a lot of questions. Everyone asks them.' He says.

How can Ashton, Michael and I don't care who Calum is, be good friends from him. What happened?

'What happened between you? And wo is everyone?'

'Later you'll discover it and "everyone" are the girls who came here. They were also kidnapped by Ashton. Some of them come here 1 time, some of them mostly 5 times. after that they'll never come back. What happened with them, I don't know. I sometimes hear screams upstairs.' He says.

I shiver from the thoughts and pull my knees close to me, in a ball. Luke throws his arms around me and rubs my back.

'Are you cold?' He aks with a soft voice.

'No, I'm afraid.' I say honestly.

Luke squeezes me more in his arms and pulls me close to him.

'You can cry. Crying is allowed here and I'm here to catch those tears.' He says.

'I don't want to cry, I can't cry anymore. I've already cried so much and I have to keep strong.' I purse my lips together and squeeze my eyes shut, to keep the tears in.

Instead of answering, he throws my legs over his and pulls me on his lap. His arms are around my waist and my head rests on his shoulder. He moves softly from side to side. I feel safe in his arms and I want to stay here. I never want to change this position. Pausing this moment and never put it on play again.

'Why does he give you as punishment? You are sweet, not crazy.' I say.

'He thinks I scare people, because it's dark and no one knows me. But that doesn't really work.' He laughs, wich makes me laugh too.

'Your eyelashes tickle me.' He laughs harder.

'Where?' I ask and put my head straight.

'In my neck.'

'Ooh, is there someone who is ticklish?' I laugh.

'Well, I'm the only person here.' He says sarcastically, wich makes me laugh harder and he laughs too. I would never laugh so hard this week. I'm not happy, because there is too much in my head to make time for being happy.

'What do you do each day?' I ask if our laughing faded away. I lay my head on his shoulder.

'I sit, think and try to make fire.' He says.

'You try to make fire?' Can you even make fire here?

'Yeah, with those stones on the ground. But that'll never happen, but I keep hoping.' He says. "Ik blijf hopen." He has a lot of courage, I wish I had that too.

'Does he give you food?' I hope he gives him food.

'Each day 1 plate and a glass of water.' He says if it's nothing. 1 plate each day is not so much, how can he survive?

'What happens when you're sick.' I ask and that would be the last question today, I hope.

'He gives me medicins, even if I'm very sick.' He says.

I don't get it. Luke, Ashton, Michael and Calum were best friends and everything changed by something I don't know yet. Then they have locked Luke in a basement and doesn't take good care for him. They can't do that!

'How can he do that? I don't agree!' I say angrily.

'What can you do about it? They have weapons and we have nothing. We don't have any power over them.' He says defeated.

'I thought you kept hoping?' I ask confused.

'I keep hoping to make fire, but not to "fight" against them.' He says. 'That would never work.' He whispers.

He is right, we are nothing against those weapons. We can't do anything.

'You're right. I don't have any questions anymore.' I say.

'Finally.' He laughs. 'Kidding.' He adds.

'How can you make jokes if you're in this situation?' I ask with a small smile.

'You just asked a question again and that is because it has been a long time since someone is with me. And it is a fun girl.' I feel my cheeks turning red. Not from love, just from cuteness.

'Slimeball.' I laugh. 'I actually wish I could see your face.' I add quickly.

'I wish I could see yours too.' He says slowly. I think he's falling asleep.

After a couple minutes, he's already snoring. I close my eyes, but can't fall asleep, because I hear heavy footsteps coming closer.

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A/N: Hi! I know it's an Ashton fanfic, but you can't immediatly fall in love with someone who kidnaps you... Hehehe. But Ashton and Ellen moments will come later.

IMPORTANT: I make a sort of 'competition', because I'll write a 'book' with short fanfics and you can get an imagine by guessing the song that Luke sang in the beginning of the story. Put the name of the song in the comments and if you're right, you'll get an imagine.

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